HC Deb 17 May 1999 vol 331 cc254-5W
Mr. Boswell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the current number of(a) Crown post offices and (b) sub-post offices; and what these numbers were one year and five years previously. [84056]

Mr. Ian McCartney

[holding answer 13 May 1999]: I understand from the Post Office that the numbers of Crown offices and sub-post offices are as follows:

Crown offices Sub-post offices
End March 1994 800 18,982
End March 1995 699 18,908
End March 1996 653 18,761
End March 1997 606 18,645
End March 1998 601 18,407
End March 1999 600 18,175

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